San Diego Swordfighters is a group dedicated to the study and practice of Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA), also known as Historical Fencing or Western Martial Arts (WMA). If you are looking to take up a challenging and exciting new hobby, San Diego Swordfighters is open for all to explore the martial arts of bygone ages.
Working from primary historical documents and fighting manuals written by knights, scholars, and fencing masters of the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Early Modern periods, the HEMA movement revives centuries old fighting arts, teaches their principles of armed combat and practices them as a modern martial art and sporting competition.
San Diego Swordfighters combines wisdom from centuries old martial systems with contemporary training methodology to offer fencers of all skill levels a fun and exciting means of self-improvement, physical education and friendly competition.
Classes are held next to the basketball courts (8810 Judicial Dr, San Diego, CA, 92122) at Nobel Park on Thursday evenings and Saturday afternoons. Each 90 minute class will consist of warm up and conditioning exercises, technical sword handling drills, paired exercises and coached freeplay.
New members checking out Swordfighters for the first time are encouraged to come to our Basics and Fundamentals classes held the first Thursday and Saturday of every month.